Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS General Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI
Pahalgam LIVE: Armed Forces can decide India's response: PM Modi
Modi affirmed that it is the national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday (April 29) that the Armed Forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack
The statement comes after he chaired a meeting with the top defence establishment.
During the high-level meeting, which was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the chiefs of three services, Modi affirmed that it is the national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism, government sources said.
Full faith in armed forces: PM
Modi expressed complete faith and confidence in the professional abilities of the armed forces.
"They have complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets and timing of our response," a source quoted Modi as saying.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was also part of the meeting, which was held amid India weighing its options for countermeasures following the Pahalgam terror attack which left at least 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead.
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29 April 2025 8:43 AM GMTYogi Adityanath slams Samajwadi Party over remarks on Pahalgam terror attack
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath criticised the Samajwadi Party for its reaction to the Pahalgam terror attack, stating that their statements align with Pakistan’s narrative.
He condemned a party leader's justification for not visiting the home of slain Kanpur resident Shubham Dwivedi, and accused the SP and Congress of crossing limits in appeasement politics.
Adityanath urged the nation to unite against terrorism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
- 29 April 2025 7:47 AM GMT
Rahul to visit Kanpur to meet Pahalgam terror attack victim's kin on Wednesday
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi would briefly visit Kanpur on Wednesday to meet the family of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
"After completing his Raebareli and Amethi visit, Rahul ji would visit Shubham's family in Kanpur," UP Congress Committee chief Ajay Rai told PTI on Tuesday.
Rahul began his two-day visit to Raebareli, his Lok Sabha constituency, and adjoining Amethi, his former constituency from which he had been elected MP thrice, on Tuesday.
- 29 April 2025 7:26 AM GMT
Union Cabinet to meet on Wednesday, first since April 22 Pahalgam attack
The Union Cabinet will be meeting on Wednesday for the first time since the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead.
The meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been convened at 11 am on Wednesday.
There was no meeting of the Union Cabinet last week and only the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had met on April 23 and had condemned the terror attack.
After the CCS meeting, India had on Wednesday last announced a number of measures, including downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan.
Among other measures, India announced expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the over six-decade-old Indus Water Treaty and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post in view of the cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack.
